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Peder Anker
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Professor at New York University
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In a second essay, @pederanker.bsky.social argues that Oppenheimer was being used by US officials as part of a strategy to make nuclear weapons look like an unambiguous force of good—not of evil.

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thebulletin.org/2025/07/gene...

#Oppenheimer #Groves #80thAnniversary #nukesky
General Groves invented the Atomic Bomb, not Oppenheimer
Many narrators continue to portray Oppenheimer as the father of the atomic bomb. But crediting him was part of a strategy to make nuclear weapons look like an unambiguous force of good—not of evil.
thebulletin.org
July 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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May 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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#3: "The Trail of Nuclear Suffering" by Peder Anker

niche-canada.org/2023/08/08/t...
The Trail of Nuclear Suffering
Peder Anker set out to write a history of the nuclear bomb that doesn't repeat a heroic narrative of brilliant physicists.
niche-canada.org
October 2, 2023 at 10:01 PM